Fishermen from Boston lose hand firing gun at sea
Captain Dexter Malone of the Boston schooner Manhasset had his hand blown off when a deck gun discharged during a fogbound rescue attempt off Block Island. The vessel anchored six miles offshore and Malone, brought ashore for medical aid, leaving several crewmen unaccounted in worsening conditions.
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Block Island
R. I
Dexter Malone
Boston
Manhasset
South Earl Light
Malone
New Shoreham
St Louis to Open World Exposition With Roosevelt
St Louis will open the $50,000,000 exposition with grand ceremonies tomorrow. Officials from many nations will attend as President Roosevelt starts the event. The fair is described as the greatest and twice as large as Chicago’s.
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St. Louis
Roosevelt
Officer Slashed by Man While Apprehending Suspect
Patrolman T. F. Dyman of Cambridge Station 2 was slashed in the neck with a razor during an arrest in Kendall Square. Jannell Felliss was arrested on assaulting an officer, a companion jailed for drunkenness. Dyman's companion used a club as the Italian suspect was overpowered and placed in a patrol wagon.
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T. F. Dyman
Cambridge
Kendall Square
Jannell Felliss
Dyman
Boston at Midnight Tonight Sees Quiet City Closures
The oyster will retire until next September. Seven Boston hotels will close doors for keeps. Every would be registered voter must be at home. Tax dodgers must be out of the city. The hotel sandwich will retire from business by order of Judge Emmons. Labor unions will pass under new contracts for the ensuing year.
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Boston
Oyster
Sandwich
Emmons
Bates Gone Missing as Auto Firm Faces Shortage
Abington April 29 William E Bates treasurer of Buffum Automobile Co is missing and firm books show a shortage over 5000 dollars. Bates left Sunday claiming to visit friends in Rockland then traveled toward Braintree and took a late train to Boston. An accountant found changes in books since March 1 1903 with small amounts taken over time. Bates from a well to do Boston area family. officials plan audits to recover funds.
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Abington
William E. Bates
Buffum Automobile Co
Mr. Bates
Rockland
Braintree
Boston
H. H. Buffum
Bates
Wife Loses Verdict in Crocker Will Case At Supreme Court
The jury in the Crocker will case, before Judge Braley, rendered a verdict against a wife contending for a share of millionaire Uriel H. Crocker’s estate. The decision follows a romance and marriage to the wealthy employer.
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Supreme Court
Braley
Crocker Will
Uriel H
Japanese Fleet Reported Near Vladivostok
St. Petersburg April 29 Viceroy Alexieff telegraphs that Japanese ships were sighted six miles off Port Arthur last night. This morning ten Japanese cruisers and six torpedo boats were seen in Usuri Bay near Vladivostok.
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ST. Petersburg
Alexieff
Port Arthur
Usuri Bay
Vladivostok
Unsettled Boston Forecast With Chance of Showers
The forecast for Boston and nearby areas calls for unsettled conditions on Saturday with likely occasional showers. Temperatures and wind details are not specified in the fragment.
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Boston and Vicinity
Harvard Dining Hall Strike Threat By 110 Colored Waiters
One hundred ten waiters at Memorial Hall Harvard threaten to strike over pay and hours as 1200 Crimson students worry about feeding during rush. Waiters get 27 dollars monthly plus board but no tips. tips were banned this year. They work 5 to 7 nightly, want 5:30 to 7 and higher wages. Students complain of long waits and poor service. directors met last night and an official response is expected today through steward Mr. Gilette, led by Benjamin Hartley.
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Memorial Hall
Harvard
Crimson
the Crimson
The
Eating Association
Gilette
Benjamin Hartley
Lawson’s Next Move in War Against Standard Oil
Financial circles await Thomas VW Lawson’s next move in his battle with Standard Oil. Rumors say he may sue H. H. Rogers and other magnates for large sums to reveal secret manipulations behind Amalgamated Copper’s stock collapse. Expect disclosures potentially eclipsing gas suit revelations.
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Thomas VW. Lawson
Standard Oil
H. H. Rogers
Amalgamated Copper
Lawson
State Street
Hold Up on Sudbury Street Ends in Short Chase
Two men stopped John F. Flynn on Sudbury Street around 11 30 pm yesterday taking 25 cents and more. Officers from Joy Street station pursued and captured the pair after a lengthy chase, landing them in jail overnight.
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Sudbury Street
John F. Flynn
Carver Street
Joy Street
Quiet Fourth Petition to Mayor and City Council
The Emerson Union for Ideal Culture plans a noiseless Fourth of July and will present a petition to Mayor Collins and the City Council urging a quiet observance of the day. The group aims to suppress the usual loud celebrations and seeks official support for the change.
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Emerson Union For Ideal Culture
Collins
Horsford Acid Phosphate nerve tonic promotes rest
Horsford’s Acid Phosphate advertised as a nerve tonic that quiets nerves aids digestion and induces restful sleep. The product is pitched to support general well being and calm, with claims of promoting sound rest and easing discomfort.
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Horsford
Crocker Will Contested Over Undue Influence Claim
The Crocker will, benefiting Annie J. Crocker, faces contest by U. H. Crocker’s sons who opposed the marriage to his stenographer. Jurors found fraud or undue influence likely. judge Braley must approve to break the will. In interview, counsel stressed jury verdict is advisory and final action lies with the court. Continued on Page 4-Sixth Column.
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Crocker
Braley
J. H. Benton
Mr. Tuxper
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Gapt. Malone
Democratic City Committee OF
W. T. A. Fitzgerald
NEW City
Seaver-Radford CO
Summer Street
Philantrophist
Tom Lawson
Back Bay
C.o
Judge Emmons
Geo Fred
Abington Company
Alfred Ommerville
F. W. B. Sellers & Co
Tremont St
U. H. Crocker
Annie J. Crocker
Benton
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